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CBS News
19-07-2025
- CBS News
Unaccompanied 5-year-old drowns in pool in Wayne, N.J., authorities say
A 5-year-old child has died in a drowning incident in Wayne, N.J., the Passaic County Prosecutor said. Authorities say it happened Friday evening at a home on Armstrong Avenue and Maple Lane. The unaccompanied 5-year-old was found by a witness who called police. The child was rushed to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, where he was pronounced dead. The boy's identity hasn't been released, and so far no charges have been announced in the case. The investigation is continuing. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, children 5 and under account for 75% of child drowning deaths in pools nationwide from 2021-2023. CPSC data also shows that from the years 2019-2021, the annual number of children under 5 who have drowned in pools climbed from 243 to 284. The CPSC's top safety tip for children around pools is to never leave them unattended, teach children to swim and teach them to stay away from drains. For a complete list of pool safety tips for children from the CPSC, click here.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Yahoo
Juvenile charged in shooting of Paterson man
A 17-year-old Paterson boy has been charged in connection with the shooting death of a man playing dominoes last month near a downtown intersection in the city, the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office announced on Saturday, June 7. Prosecutors said he is charged with "acts of juvenile delinquency" that would constitute the crimes of felony murder, first degree; murder, first degree; robbery, first degree; and conspiracy to commit robbery, second degree, "if he were an adult." The shooting took place around 6:30 p.m on May 11, during the attempted robbery of a group of men playing dominoes in the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Lafayette Street. Investigators said three suspects approached the victim and attempted to take his gold chain. One of the suspects discharged a firearm, striking the victim, later identified as Rulsy Mata Sosa, 42, of Paterson. Sosa was transported to Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. Investigators say the juvenile charged on Saturday was one of the individuals involved. He was taken into custody on June 6 without incident and is currently detained pending further court proceedings. His name was not released due to his juvenile status. The shooting was one of three in the city in over 28 hours that weekend, law enforcement sources said. The killing was Paterson's seventh homicide of 2025. At the same point last year, the city had four homicides. The case has been referred to the Passaic County Family Court, Juvenile Part, for further proceedings. The investigation remains active and anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to contact them on their tips line at 877-370-PCPO or email tips@ Anonymous tips can be submitted online or called into the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120. This article originally appeared on Juvenile charged in shooting of Paterson man
